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Organ Transplants Hit Record Number in 2015

Doctors in the U.S. performed more than 30,000 transplants in 2015, a record number that was an increase of over 5 percent from 2014.

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Doctors in the U.S. performed more than 30,000 transplants in 2015, a record number that was an increase of over 5 percent from 2014. The number of transplants has increased in the past decade but still does not meet the need. Experts estimate that 22 people die each day waiting for a transplant. (TIME)

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